There has been a lot going on at work the past week or so. Forgive my silence. But now I have excellent reason to break it. I just got a photo text from one of my best friends, Erica, showing me my new niece, Sophie. That’s Erin’s daughter. You’ll remember I went to her shower [...]
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There Were Three In the Family and That’s the Magic Number
Posted in Family & Friends on August 26, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Take It As It Comes and Be Thankful When It’s Done
Posted in Family & Friends, Fond Farewell, Life Lessons on June 24, 2008 | 9 Comments »
One round-trip fight, 13 hours in the car, two days in a relatively remote northern Minnesota, and many tears later, my grandmother’s funeral is over. It went about as well as a funeral can go. My mom and my two aunts did not want it to be an overly sad affair. They refused to sing [...]
All This Time Lingers, Undefined. Someone Choose Who’s Left and Who’s Leaving
Posted in Family & Friends, The World I Know on June 13, 2008 | 24 Comments »
I was sitting on my couch, watching today’s episode of Jeopardy! on my DVR when I heard, faintly from across the room, “My brown-eyed girl…You my brown-eyed girl.” I grabbed my cell phone, expecting it to be Best Friend. She and I were going to dinner, along with Bluebird in my old ‘hood, [...]
The One That’s Weighty
Posted in Family & Friends on June 4, 2008 | 18 Comments »
The thing about life is, the universe definitely has a sense of humor. One day I’m writing about how I don’t have anything to write about, and filling out memes. The next thing I know, I want to tell you all about the street fest I went to this weekend or the Death Cab for [...]
The One With the Cool Points
Posted in Family & Friends, Life Lessons, My Life, Pop Culture on March 2, 2008 | 16 Comments »
You know those moments you have growing up where your parents seem so much more human, so much more cool than you ever thought. Maybe you find out your dad was in a band, or your mom dated someone famous. Whatever the case, their cool points go up a bit.
My mom’s cool points [...]
